Police officer investigations (3)

Nicholas Rogers: For each year Oct 16 – Sep 17, Oct 17 – Sep 18, Oct 18 – Sep 19, Oct 19 – Sep 20 and Oct 20 - Sep 21 how many serving Met police officers have been convicted of crimes? Please break down by type of crime and highlight the number of crimes where the victim was a woman or girl.

The Mayor: The first table below shows the number of officer convictions within the requested timeframe.
Oct16-Sep17
Oct17-Sep18
Oct18-Sep19
Oct19-Sep20
Oct20-Sep21
47
33
41
11
20
The second table shows the offence categories officers have been convicted of. Some officers have been convicted of multiple offences which is why the totals between the first and second tables differ.
Offence Category
Oct16-Sep17
Oct17-Sep18
Oct18-Sep19
Oct19-Sep20
Oct20-Sep21
Traffic
17
13
17
7
4
Sexual offence
21
17
7
0
5
Other
15
9
13
1
7
Violence against the person
9
8
4
0
5
Theft
2
3
5
0
3
Misc/malf in a Public office
5
0
4
1
2
Corruption
1
1
2
1
1
Drugs
2
1
0
0
1
Forgery
0
0
0
1
2
The third table shows a count of convictions where the victim has been identified as a woman or girl. Some offences do not have a victim recorded such as traffic offences. In some cases, such as those involving children, it has not been possible for the MPS to identify the gender of the victim from their records.
Oct16-Sep17
Oct17-Sep18
Oct18-Sep19
Oct19-Sep20
Oct20-Sep21
7
10
9
1
7

Sharon Graham request to “do something” regarding Unite’s Dispute with Go Ahead Northwest

Keith Prince: On 29 July, Unite’s new General Secretary Sharon Graham told LBC’s Iain Dale that she asked both you and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham “to do something” regarding Unite’s dispute with Go Ahead Northwest, but you both refused. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVzcNBrZemw)

What were you asked by Sharon Graham “to do”? Please provide me with any written evidence of Sharon Graham’s request and any internal and external discussion of it and evidence of your response.

The Mayor: 140421-0629.pdf


  Fire and Rehire 130421_redacted.docx

Sharon Graham request to “do something” regarding Unite’s Dispute with Go Ahead Northwest

Keith Prince: Please respond to Question 2021/3718.

The Mayor: Please see my response to Question 2021/3718.

Naloxone

Emma Best: What are your thoughts on equipping frontline responders with naloxone, a drug which can reverse opiate overdose and save lives? (There is an ongoing trial by West Midlands Police Force for reference).

The Mayor: Making naloxone more accessible has the potential to save lives. There are no negative health impacts to it being administered in cases where opioid overdose is not present, and almost no risk of injury. Therefore, MOPAC is working with the MPS to carefully consider whether frontline officers should be equipped with naloxone.
This work will include determining the extent to which frontline officers attend suspected opiate overdoses before medical professionals. There are also important considerations such as the need for robust additional training, which would have a significant impact on frontline abstractions, changes to insurance, the implications to officers of any death following administration, and ongoing financing.

The Met and Misogyny

Caroline Pidgeon: Do you share concerns that the Met has an issue with misogyny and what are you doing to address this?

The Mayor: More needs to be done to improve the trust and confidence of women and girls in the police. That is why I am working with the Metropolitan Police (MPS) to root out misogyny as part of the Baroness Casey Review. The MPS VAWG Action Plan includes delivery of Operation Signa. This is an internal programme to ensure that officers actively challenge inappropriate behaviours informed by feedback from women in the MPS, with an aim to increase confidence of reporting sexual harassment and unacceptable conduct.
I am determined to do all I can to make our city safe for all Londoners and to root out unacceptable attitudes and criminal behaviour towards women and girls. That means properly addressing abhorrent behaviour and committing to educating men and boys about the misogyny which leads to abuse and violence against women. I fully support extending hate crime laws to that based on someone’s gender – including misogyny.